magnetic levitation

Betting on the Las Vegas market

May 24, 2010

The competition to provide rail service between Las Vegas (NV) and southern California continues to heat up, although the track record is not exactly encouraging.

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Las Vegas rail battle shifts toward conventional trains

May 10, 2010

The race to connect Las Vegas (NV) with Southern California is heating up again,as two groups are competing to build a conventional passenger rail link.

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Tests start for Korean airport maglev train

May 4, 2010

Testing began this week for an automated magnetic levitation train that will serve South Korea’s Incheon International Airport.

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Pittsburgh’s maglev project inches forward

April 21, 2010

After 10 years of planning, a proposed magnetic levitation train serving Pittsburgh (PA) still faces challenges, but backers say it is in better shape than competing projects.

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Las Vegas maglev funds shifted to highway project

March 19, 2010

Federal funding originally intended for a magnetic levitation train between Las Vegas (NV) and southern California will be used instead to improve roadway access to McCarran International Airport.

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Green light for Shanghai maglev extension

March 15, 2010

Plans to build a magnetic levitation rail line between Shanghai and Hangzhou, capital of Zhejiang Province, are gaining momentum.

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Maglev project makes commitment to Nevada trades council

February 22, 2010

Proponents for the magnetic levitation train that would link Las Vegas (NV) and Anaheim (CA) have signed a letter of commitment with the Southern Nevada Building and Construction Trades Council.

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Chinese bank prepared to back Las Vegas maglev project

February 4, 2010

After being snubbed by the US Department of Transportation, the California-Nevada Super Speed Train Commission said that a Chinese bank is prepared to lend up to $7 billion to help build a magnetic levitation train between Las Vegas (NV) and Anaheim (CA).

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Las Vegas maglev backers promise jobs

January 25, 2010

Supporters of the proposed magnetic levitation rail line between Las Vegas (NV) and Anaheim (CA), sought support from local contractors, saying that the project could bring 90,000 jobs to the area.

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Desert Xpress moves forward, maglev still on hold

January 17, 2010

Construction on Desert Xpress, the high-speed train between Las Vegas (NV) and Victorville (CA), is expected to start in 2010, althoughofficials are reluctant to predict a date for the ground-breaking.

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